By Joyce Woodard
I have found that so many black students underestimate just how much digital culture truly affects their reading.
When I asked Black women how their reading would be affected if digital tools disappeared, most said it wouldn’t change much. I’m not saying I didn’t expect everyone to say they would just stop reading, but I did expect someone to possibly say they would read a lot less or feel less motivated. They would acknowledge that they would probably have to make more of an effort to read, but the adjustment wouldn't be that hard.
Based on what I have observed, digital culture is so intertwined in the lives of Black readers that they don’t realize how they rely on it. I think digital tools are seen as harmful to reading, which is why most of them answered the way they did. But thanks to Digital tools, Black students have been able to find and build reading communities.
While it is great to hear how motivated Black students are to read, I do think they have slightly overlooked just how much their reading habits are shaped by digital tools.
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